squirrel
squirrel
/ˈskwɪrəl/
a small animal with a long, thick tail and red, grey or black fur. Squirrels eat nuts and live in trees.
Collocations
adjective
grey/grayred
squirrel + verb
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Word Origin
Middle English: shortening of Old French esquireul, from a diminutive of Latin sciurus, from Greek skiouros, from skia ‘shade’ + oura ‘tail’. Current verb senses date from the early 20th cent.
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